BANGKOK — Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il has stressed Korea's economic growth is set to gain further momentum amid the chip supercycle during meetings with officials from global credit rating agencies, his office said Sunday. Lee met separately with senior officials from three global credit rating agencies — Moody's, Fitch and S&P — on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Bangkok, according to the Ministry of Finance and Economy. The meetings involved Marie Diron, global head of Moody's Sovereign and Sub-Sovereign Risk Group; James Longsdon, global group head of Sovereign and Supranational Ratings at Fitch Ratings; and Roberto Sifon-Arevalo, global head of sovereign analytics and research at S&P Global Ratings. According to the ministry, the finance minister briefed them on Korea's recent economic performance. He said Korea is projected to grow at the 3 percent range this year, supported by solid chip exports and increased facility investment, with the growth momentum expected to strengthen over the medium to long term.